This module is offered to students at level 7 and responds to their linguistic and discipline specific needs of Politics and International Relations PGT students in terms of reading, analysis and synthesis, argument structure and dissertation writing skills. Students joining this module are already at IELTS level 7 (minimum 6.0/6.5 in writing), which equates to B2/C1 on the CEFR framework. Queen Mary currently benchmarks this to level 5/6 on the NQF framework. These workshops will help students to deliver what is expected from them in their Politics and International Relations PGT programmes in terms of their dissertation writing. After consultation with the School of Politics and International Relations, the academic skills needed to succeed in the Politics and International Relations dissertation modules have been itemised and will be presented in terms of the dissertation planning and writing process, the structure of a dissertation, and the accuracy of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Students will be given the tools to manage their dissertation research and writing time efficiently and plan their work accordingly. They will be guided through the process of researching and writing their dissertations, will be encouraged and expected to reflect upon their own practice, and will be provided with formative feedback to ensure the learning outcomes are achieved. The module is needs driven and therefore the syllabus is necessarily flexible and the content delivered in workshop format. However, the basic syllabus is likely to include: - The research process and the process of writing - Revision, proof reading and editing skills - Development of the argument, including synthesis of sources, argument validity, and development of conclusions - Macro structure of the dissertation, planning and development of theoretical / conceptual frameworks; micro structure of chapters, sections and paragraphs - Coherence and cohesion at macro and micro levels - Readability and recognition of the audience and development of the writer's voice - Referencing - Accuracy (grammar, vocabulary and punctuation).

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